commonality
/ˌkɒmənˈæləti/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkɑːmənˈæləti/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌkä-mə-ˈna-lə-tē/ (ame, mw)
commonality — 名詞
- commonalitysingular
- commonalitiesplural
1. the situation where two or more people, groups, or things share certain interest
共通性
雙方共享經驗或特質的關係
the situation where two or more people, groups, or things share certain interests, experiences, or qualities, especially in a way that creates a connection between them
Leo and Arjun discovered a surprising commonality during the long train ride to Kyoto.
Leo 和 Arjun 在前往京都的長途火車上，意外發現彼此有個共同點。
commonality between two named people in a shared situation
The teacher asked the students to find one commonality between their grandparents and themselves.
老師請學生找出自己和祖父母之間的一個共通性。
commonality between [group A] and [group B]
There is little commonality between the two political parties on questions of housing reform.
在住房改革的議題上，這兩個政黨幾乎沒有共通性。
Eshe felt a deep commonality with the other nurses who had worked through the earthquake.
Eshe 對於同樣經歷過地震救援的護理師同事，有著深厚的共同感。
The book explores the cultural commonalities shared by farming villages across South Asia.
這本書探討南亞各地農村所共享的文化共通性。
- common ground
more informal; usually about agreement in opinions or negotiation
- kinship
stronger emotional bond; suggests feeling like family
- affinity
natural liking or attraction, often felt without explicit reason
- difference
general opposite; less formal
- disparity
formal; emphasises measurable gap or inequality
文法句型
commonality with [someone]
commonality between [groups]
用法筆記
Frequently appears with 'between', 'with', or 'among', and often pairs with quantifiers such as 'little', 'no', 'much', or 'a surprising'. The uncountable use names the relationship of sharing itself; for individual shared traits, see sense 2 (the plural 'commonalities').
常見錯誤
2. a particular characteristic, habit, or quality that two or more people, groups,
共通點
可逐項列出的具體相似之處
a particular characteristic, habit, or quality that two or more people, groups, or things both possess, treated as a single item that can be counted and listed
Yael listed three commonalities between the two writers' early novels for her literature essay.
Yael 為她的文學報告，列出這兩位作家早期小說的三個共通特徵。
countable use: 'three commonalities between A and B'
Xiu's research mapped the linguistic commonalities of village dialects along the river valley.
Xiu 的研究整理出沿河谷各村方言的語言共通特徵。
the commonalities of [a group of things]
Despite their different ages, the cousins discovered several commonalities in taste and humour.
儘管年齡差距很大，這幾位表兄妹發現彼此在品味和幽默感上有幾個相似點。
The two ancient temples share a striking commonality: both face the rising sun.
這兩座古廟有一個顯著的共通點：兩者都面向日出的方向。
Andrés highlighted the main commonalities between Spanish and Italian during the language workshop.
Andrés 在語言工作坊中，指出西班牙文和義大利文之間主要的共通特徵。
- similarity
everyday word; broader and less formal
- parallel
often used in analysis or argument; suggests structural matching
- shared feature
plain descriptive paraphrase used in informal writing
- contrast
highlights a noticeable difference rather than a shared trait
文法句型
the commonalities of [X]
commonalities between [A] and [B]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 by countability: when you can put a number in front ('three commonalities') or list the items, this is sense 2. Sense 1 is the abstract relationship; sense 2 is each specific shared trait.